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Eagles Return Walk-Off Blocked FG for the Wildest Backdoor Cover of the NFL Season

The Philadelphia Eagles blocked a game-winning field goal attempt by the Los Angeles Rams and returned it for a touchdown for an insane swing to cover the spread.

Sports Illustrated

Garden of unearthly delights: inside the eerie underground lair for ‘master of mobiles’ Alexander Calder

The great kinetic artist has never been properly celebrated in his home town of Philadelphia – until now. But is a $90m subterranean labyrinth, created by Herzog & de Meuron, really the answer?

The Guardian - UK

Philadelphia Punished Small Businesses for Opposing Curfew, Say Food Truck Owners

Regulatory power is all too often abusively targeted.

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Key Matchups That Will Decide Six of the Biggest Week 3 NFL Games

Four teams put their unbeaten records on the line. Plus, a winless club tries to stay alive in the AFC South, while an AFC North squad hopes to continue its dominance of the NFC.

Sports Illustrated

Jason Kelce Thinks the Tush Push Era Is Over After Latest Scrutiny

Former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce thinks the tush push will soon be banned by the league.

Sports Illustrated

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets, brings opera with a difference to Philadelphia

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets to Opera Philadelphia, aims to surprise audiences again with the company’s new season as it celebrates its 50th anniversary

The Independent UK

The 2026 Philadelphia Cycling Classic: Here's what we know and why its return is a big deal

'For cyclists, only the Champs Élysées on the last day of the Tour matches the Philly ambiance,' says Freddie Rodriguez

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'It was a monumental race for American cycling' - Philadelphia Cycling Classic makes a return in 2026 after a decade-long absence

Glimmer of hope for US cycling as top-level race returns to major city

Cycling News

'It’s going to be spectacular' - America's biggest bike race to return after a ten-year hiatus

The Philadelphia Cycling Classic will set off on 30 August 2026

Cycling Weekly

What do the circus and US politics have in common? Ask these Black and brown circus artists

International Black Indigenous Circus Week in Philadelphia brings together artists specializing in aerial, juggling clowning and more for various panels and shows

The Guardian - US

New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma

Philadelphia has once again been named one of the “asthma capitals” of the U.S. – ranking No. 4 in a report released on Sept. 9, 2025, by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Allentown was ranked No. 3, Harrisburg No. 15 and Pittsburgh No. 44.

The Conversation

Philadelphia mass transit agency gets OK to use project money to avoid bus, trolley and rail cuts

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is approving the use of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital project funding for Philadelphia’s public transit agency to help it restore bus, trolley and rail services that it had eliminated to shore up its deficit-riddled finances

The Independent UK

Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest Boricua community

Picture this: Puerto Rican flags, referred to as “la monoestrellada” – the “one-starred” – everywhere you look. The smell of alcapurrias – if you can find them! – and other savory fritters wafting through the air. The rhythms of salsa or Bad Bunny’s trap reggaetón blasting out of speakers. Almost…

The Conversation

Spit spat: Jalen Carter's ejection from Eagles' opener was latest saliva-driven dismissal in sports

Jalen Carter's ejection from the NFL season opener in Philadelphia landed him on an infamous list of spitting incidents in sports

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Philadelphia's mass transit agency says it'll comply with order to restore deep service cuts

Philadelphia’s public transit agency says it'll restore services that it eliminated after a judge ordered it to undo the two-week-old cuts that were challenged in court as discriminatory toward poor and minority communities

The Conversation

How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics

In August 2025, the city of Philadelphia agreed to return a statue of Frank Rizzo to the supporters that commissioned the memorial in 1992.

The Independent UK

Netflix to open Squid Game and Wednesday immersive attractions in the US

Wednesday, Stranger Things and Love Is Blind are among the themed experiences at Netflix House

The Mary Sue

‘Listen… I wouldn’t do it, but in this economy? I get it’: Philadelphia server goes to take table’s order. Then she sees they’re already eating

Working in the food industry, servers are used to seeing all sorts of questionable behaviors from guests. Whether that’s standing on top of tables, bringing a dog to join them, or pretending they are in a relationship with the waitress to impress their children. One server witnessed a new one…

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Fortune

Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO grew up in ‘survival mode’ selling newspapers and bean pies—now his chain sells a $12 cheesesteak every 58 seconds

Just like Gen Z, Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks' millennial founder and CEO Derrick Hayes juggled multiple side gigs growing up: “I was always a hustler.”

The Independent UK

Amtrak launches new 160mph Acela trains — but they take just as long as the old ones

Acelas run from Washington DC's Union Station to Boston via Philadelphia, New York Penn Station, New Haven, and Providence

Tom’s Guide

New on HBO Max in September 2025 — All the New Shows and Movies to Watch

Our complete guide to everything you can look forward to streaming on HBO Max throughout September 2025.

The Independent UK

Forget Philly: Sweden’s reindeer cheesesteaks fills tourists and locals alike

Thousands gathered last week to watch the historic Kiruna Church move five kilometres east

International Business Times

Unnamed Skeletons? US Museum At Center Of Ethical Debate

For years, a man's giant intestine was anonymously on display at a US medical museum in Philadelphia, identified only by his initials JW. Today, the donor display for Joseph Williams depicts not only his anatomical record, but his powerful life story.

The Conversation

Squash has been played in Philly for 125 years − a sports psychologist explains why it’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets

What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of a grand master chess match?

The Independent UK

Philadelphia's mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves by other agencies across US

Commuters and students in Philadelphia say they're waking up earlier and scrambling to avoid being late as they navigate service reductions by the region’s public transit agency

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